Thursday, April 17
Sen. Harris L. Wofford
“Citizen Service — To Crack the Atom of Civic
Power”
Whitley Auditorium, 6:30 p.m.
The James P. Elder
Lecture
A national leader in community
service, Wofford served as an advisor to the presidential
campaign of John F. Kennedy and was later appointed to
Kennedy’s staff as civil rights advisor. He was
instrumental in the formation of the Peace Corps and
subsequently served as associate director. Wofford was a
senator from Pennsylvania (1991-1995), president of two
colleges and CEO of the Corporation for National and
Community Service (AmeriCorps, 1995-2001). He serves on the
boards of several service organizations, including Project
Pericles, America’s Promise, Youth Service America and
the Points of Light Foundation.